Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

by George

• ISBN13: 9780123808806
• ISBN10: 0123808804
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-16
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition summarizes the research literature on the social aspects of aging. The Seventh Edition will have 88% new material and authors with 25 chapters: 22 of the chapters will be on completely new topics. Separated into four sections, the fully revised handbook will cover Theory and Methods, Aging and Social Structure, Social Factors and Social Institutions, and Aging and Society. Contains all the main areas of social science gerontological research in one volume Begins with a section on theory and methods Edited by one of the fathers of gerontology (Binstock) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology

Author Biography

Robert H. Binstock is Professor of Aging, Health, and Society at Case Western Reserve University. A former president, and fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and chair of the Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association, he has served as director of a White House Task Force on Older Americans and is currently a member of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society. Dr Binstock is the author of 300 articles, book chapters, and monographs on politics and policies related to aging. Linda K. George is Professor of Sociology at Duke University and Associate Director of the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. She is a fellow and past president of the Gerontological. Society of America, former chair of the Aging and Life Course Section of the American Sociological Association, and former editor of the Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences Section. She currently is Associate Editor of Demography. Dr George is the author or editor of seven books and more than 250 journal articles and book chapters.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
About the Editors	p. xv
Theory and Methods
Age, the Life Course, and the Sociological Imagination: Prospects for Theory	p. 3
Aging, Cohorts, and Methods	p. 17
Aging and Social Structure
Demography and Aging	p. 33
Trends in Longevity and Prospects for the Future	p. 47
Disability, Functioning, and Aging	p. 57
Global Aging	p. 73
Racial and Ethnic Influences Over the Life Course	p. 91
Stratification and Inequality Over the Life Course	p. 105
Social Factors and Social Institutions
Health Disparities Among Older Adults: Life Course Influences and Policy Solutions	p. 121
Molecular Genetics, Aging, and Well-being: Sensitive Period, Accumulation, and Pathway Models	p. 135
Social Factors, Depression, and Aging	p. 149
Aging, Inheritance, and Gift-Giving	p. 163
Economic Status of the Aged in the United States	p. 175
Employment and Aging	p. 193
The Changing Residential Environments of Older People	p. 207
Civic Engagement and Aging	p. 221
Late-Life Death and Dying in 21st-Century America	p. 235
Aging and Society
The Political Economy of Pension Reform in Europe	p. 251
Politics and Aging in the United States	p. 265
The Future of Retirement Security	p. 281
Organization and Financing of Health Care	p. 295
Long-Term Care Financing, Service Delivery, and Quality Assurance: The International Experience	p. 309
Gender, Aging, and Social Policy	p. 323
Aging and Social Intervention: Life Course Perspectives	p. 337
Fiscal Implications of Population Aging	p. 353
Author Index	p. 367
Subject Index	p. 385
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